Argentina Glacier
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Argentina Glacier is a glacier
flowing northwest from Hurd Dome
and terminating near Argentina Cove
, South Bay, Livingston Island. The name Argentina Glacier was given in association with Argentina Cove by the Spanish Antarctic Expedition, about 1995.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
flowing northwest from Hurd Dome
Hurd Dome
Hurd Dome is an ice dome rising to about 375 m and covering much of Hurd Peninsula, south Livingston Island. The name was given by the Spanish Antarctic Expedition....
and terminating near Argentina Cove
Argentina Cove
Argentina Cove is an 1.28 km wide embayment indenting for 330 m the southeast coast of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is part of South Bay, entered between Polish Bluff and Henry Bluff...
, South Bay, Livingston Island. The name Argentina Glacier was given in association with Argentina Cove by the Spanish Antarctic Expedition, about 1995.